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Tomorrow kicks off the second 24 hours of PASS event. 24 consecutive 1 hour sessions presented around the globe by SQL Server professionals from all around the globe. These are video/audio webcasts that will start on 12GMT on May 19 and continue through 12GMT on May 20.

There’s a great lineup of speakers this year. You can check out the entire lineup here, and I’d encourage you to attend a session or two if you can. There’s a lot of information on SQL Server 2008 R2, so you can get up to speed on some new features if you want.

I’m not a part of it due to a holiday being scheduled, but I enjoyed it last year, and I had a good time watching a few of the sessions.